# Username Availability Checker 🔍 (`easyapi/username-availability-checker`) Actor

Check username availability across 80+ platforms including Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, GitHub, and more! Get instant results with platform logos, URLs, and availability status. Essential tool for brand research, social media management, and digital presence optimization. 🔍

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/username-availability-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Developer tools
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 701 total users, 8 monthly users, 98.2% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Username Availability Checker 🔍

### What does Username Availability Checker do? 🤔

This powerful actor checks username availability across 80+ popular social media platforms, creative communities, and online services - all in one go! Perfect for:

- 🎯 Brand name research
- 👤 Social media handle consistency check
- 🌐 Username availability verification
- 🔎 Digital presence investigation
- 🚀 Social media account creation planning

### Supported Platforms (80+) 📱

#### Social Media

- Twitter
- Facebook
- Instagram
- TikTok
- LinkedIn
- Snapchat
- Pinterest
- Reddit

#### Creative & Professional

- GitHub
- Behance
- Dribbble
- DeviantArt
- Medium
- Canva
- 500px
- Flickr

#### Video & Streaming

- YouTube
- Twitch
- Vimeo
- DailyMotion

#### Music & Audio

- SoundCloud
- Bandcamp
- Last.fm

#### Commerce & Finance

- Etsy
- eBay
- PayPal
- Venmo
- Cash.app
- Shopify
- Patreon
- Buy Me a Coffee

#### Gaming

- Steam
- Xbox Live
- Roblox

#### And many more platforms including:

- Telegram
- Discord
- WordPress
- Tumblr
- ProductHunt
- Trello
- Strava
- ...and 50+ others!

### Features ✨

- 🚀 Fast parallel checking across multiple platforms
- 📊 Detailed results including platform logos and URLs
- ✅ Clear status indicators (available/taken)
- 🔄 Proxy support for reliable results
- 🛡️ Built-in stealth measures to avoid blocking
- 📈 Regular platform list updates

### Output 📋

For each platform, the actor provides:

- Platform name
- Platform logo URL
- Platform base URL
- Profile URL (if username exists)
- Availability status

### Input Parameters 🎛️

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| username | String | The username to check across platforms |
| proxyConfiguration | Object | Proxy settings for the crawler |

### Use Cases 🎯

1. **Brand Managers**: Secure consistent branding across all major platforms
2. **Digital Marketers**: Research username availability for new campaigns
3. **Startups**: Check name availability before launch
4. **Influencers**: Secure consistent handles across platforms
5. **Social Media Agencies**: Bulk username research for clients

### Tips for Best Results 💡

- Allow 3-5 minutes for comprehensive results
- Consider checking variations of your desired username
- Verify results manually before making business decisions

### Limitations ⚠️

- Some platforms may have rate limiting
- Results accuracy depends on target platform availability
- Platform response times may vary
- Some platforms may require additional verification

#### Input Example

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

```json
{
	"username": "jamsmith"
}
```

#### Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

```json
[
	{
		"platform": "cash.app",
		"platformLogo": "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=cash.app",
		"platformUrl": "https://cash.app",
		"profileUrl": "https://cash.app/$jamsmith",
		"status": "valid"
	},
	{
		"platform": "deviantart",
		"platformLogo": "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=deviantart.com",
		"platformUrl": "https://www.deviantart.com",
		"profileUrl": "https://www.deviantart.com/jamsmith",
		"status": "valid"
	},
	{
		"platform": "steam",
		"platformLogo": "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=steamcommunity.com",
		"platformUrl": "https://steamcommunity.com",
		"profileUrl": "https://steamcommunity.com/id/jamsmith",
		"status": "valid"
	},
    ...
]
```

# Actor input Schema

## `username` (type: `string`):

Username to check across 80+ platforms (3-15 characters recommended, avoid special characters)

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for reliable platform checking (recommended for best results)

## `platforms` (type: `array`):

Select specific platforms to check (leave empty to check all platforms)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "username": "jamsmith",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "platforms": []
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/username-availability-checker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/username-availability-checker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call easyapi/username-availability-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/username-availability-checker"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/K1z4XBwtvjNdS7esh/builds/H4wkayGvm3KuZuVjC/openapi.json